The Committee of Bar Examiners Of The State Bar of California GENERAL BAR EXAMINATION PASS RATE SUMMARY Date of Examination 2018 February 2017 July 2017 February 2016 July 2016 February 2015 July 2015 February 2014 July 2014 February 2013 July 2013 February 2012 July 2012 February 2011 July 2011 February 2010 July 2010 February 2009 July 2009 February 2008 July 2008 February 2007 July 2007 February 2006 July 2006 February 2005 July 2005 February 2004 July 2004 February 2003 July 2003 February 2002 July 2002 February 2001 July 2001 February 2000 July 2000 February 1999 July 1999 February Total Number Completing Exam* 4701 8546 4439 7737 4758 8323 4763 8504 4578 8900 4419 8737 4382 8456 4364 8562 4226 8667 4084 8637 4533 8151 5167 8908 4798 8343 4520 8062 4386 7788 4192 7511 4070 7618 4488 7655 4476 7720 4343 Total Number Passed Total % Passed 1283 4236 1532 3332 1700 3882 1882 4135 2073 4962 1810 4834 1849 4635 1848 4690 1569 4888 1368 5330 1797 4571 1900 4616 1872 4072 1810 3887 1550 3848 1564 3793 1361 4338 1673 4233 1790 3951 1785 27.3 49.6 34.5 43.0 35.7 46.6 39.5 48.6 45.3 55.8 41.0 55.3 42.2 54.8 42.3 54.8 37.1 56.4 33.5 61.7 39.6 56.1 36.8 51.8 39.0 48.8 40.0 48.2 35.3 49.4 37.3 50.5 33.4 56.9 37.3 55.3 40.0 51.2 41.1 Date of Examination 1998 July 1998 February 1997 July 1997 February 1996 July 1996 February 1995 July 1995 February 1994 July 1994 February 1993 July 1993 February 1992 July 1992 February 1991 July 1991 February 1990 July 1990 February 1989 July 1989 February 1988 July 1988 February 1987 Fall 1987 Spring 1986 Fall 1986 Spring 1985 Fall 1985 Spring 1984 Fall 1984 Spring 1983 Fall 1983 Spring 1982 Fall 1982 Spring 1981 Fall 1981 Spring 1980 Fall 1980 Spring 1979 Fall 1979 Spring 1978 Fall 1978 Spring 1977 Fall 1977 Spring Total Number Completing Exam* 7587 3895 7716 4150 7485 3858 7138 3515 7058 3671 7057 3708 7130 3933 7255 3701 6990 3847 6997 4273 7186 4555 7515 4735 7809 4734 7668 4689 7352 4072 7694 4805 7623 4747 7625 4453 7846 4589 7812 4805 7645 4222 7393 3420 2 Total Number Passed Total % Passed 3980 1558 4851 2026 4184 1686 4239 1463 4459 1589 4164 1640 4234 2000 3980 1869 4057 1767 4164 2102 3775 2076 3780 2026 3466 1332 3484 1555 3074 1202 3773 1332 3624 1492 3672 1440 3935 1582 4099 2111 3903 1622 3959 1493 52.5 40.0 62.9 48.8 55.9 43.7 59.4 41.6 63.2 43.3 59.0 44.2 59.4 50.9 54.9 50.5 58.0 45.9 59.5 49.2 52.5 45.6 50.3 42.8 44.4 28.1 45.4 33.2 41.8 29.5 49.0 27.7 47.5 31.4 48.2 32.3 50.2 34.5 52.5 43.9 51.1 38.4 53.6 43.7 Date of Examination 1976 Fall 1976 Spring 1975 Fall 1975 Spring 1974 Fall 1974 Spring 1973 Fall 1973 Spring 1972 Fall 1972 Spring 1971 Fall 1971 Spring 1970 Fall 1970 Spring 1969 Fall 1969 Spring 1968 Fall 1968 Spring 1967 Fall 1967 Spring 1966 Fall 1966 Spring 1965 Fall 1965 Spring 1964 Fall 1964 Spring 1963 Fall 1963 Spring 1962 Fall 1962 Spring 1961 Fall 1961 Spring 1960 Fall 1960 Spring 1959 Fall 1959 Spring 1958 Fall 1958 Spring 1957 Fall 1957 Spring 1956 Fall 1956 Spring 1955 Fall 1955 Spring Total Number Completing Exam* 6769 3133 5852 2647 5374 2492 4607 1999 3908 1738 3593 1734 3182 1713 3068 1515 2885 1407 2488 1225 2254 975 1850 1055 1757 881 1535 774 1432 827 1360 782 1375 863 1167 642 1090 688 895 586 832 529 855 612 3 Total Number Passed Total % Passed 4002 1176 3550 1136 3317 1274 2519 1001 2213 826 2130 708 1794 867 1675 660 1541 570 1224 454 1184 412 1103 602 899 400 838 304 908 451 702 437 744 346 643 281 614 313 482 312 432 301 466 348 59.1 37.5 60.7 42.9 61.7 51.1 54.7 50.1 56.6 47.5 59.3 40.8 56.4 50.6 54.6 43.6 53.4 40.5 49.2 37.1 52.2 42.3 59.6 57.1 51.2 45.4 54.6 39.3 63.4 54.5 51.6 55.9 54.1 40.1 55.1 43.8 56.3 45.5 53.9 53.2 51.9 56.9 54.5 56.9 Date of Examination 1954 Fall 1954 Spring 1953 Fall 1953 Spring 1952 Fall 1952 Spring 1951 Fall Total Number Completing Exam* 898 682 879 687 953 757 1041 Total Number Passed 458 323 509 433 507 463 391 Total % Passed 51.0 47.4 57.9 63.0 53.2 61.2 37.6 05/15/18 * Total Number Examined Changed to Total Number Completing Exam 2/17 4